Example sentences of "if [pron] had [be] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I had been looking for a lover — I admit my husband 's fortunes were not at their brightest , and my friendship with the Philosopher was a little turbulent at that time — then I should not have chosen Gustave . |
| 2 | It could have been different if I had been accepted for the Forces , but this way I mean to make Marion my wife and I hope … well … well ’ — he jerked his head upwards — ‘ I may as well say it , that if I have a son , or for second best , a daughter , to carry on here . |
| 3 | The wood at the back of the painting was deeply scored with a dagger as if someone had been searching for some secret crevice or compartment . |
| 4 | Sophie 's voice dipped in disappointment , as if she had been hoping for a graphic account of overturned furniture and blood on the walls . |
| 5 | It felt as if she had been travelling for days instead of only one , on and off , and she arrived as dusk was falling . |
| 6 | It was as if she had been waiting for him for all these years . |
| 7 | It was as if she had been waiting for this moment for four years or more . |
| 8 | And he turned away from her to face his desk again , as if everything had been settled for the moment . |
| 9 | Looking back , I find it interesting that our exchanges were consistently humorous , as if we had been rehearsing for a Wit and Wisdom contest . |
| 10 | More important is the fact that many of the draft 's boldest strokes would seem a lot more realistic if they had been destined for Mark Fisher and a Labour government . |
| 11 | By searching for flashes repeating at exactly the same rate as the radio pulses , they were able to investigate much fainter pulsations than if they had been looking for pulses occurring at an unknown rate . |
| 12 | There was no evidence as to what the Perots ' attitude would have been if they had been asked for more than $2.5m. for Caliban . |
| 13 | Yet they were now learning to kiss as if they had been made for one another , she thought in panic . |
| 14 | She did n't know if they had been driving for minutes or days . |
| 15 | Should the elective resolution cease to have effect , if the authority has lasted for 5 years or more before the election it expires forthwith : otherwise it has effect as if it had been given for a fixed period of 5 years . |
| 16 | Though the stone was large , the ornate gold band was small , and it fitted as if it had been made for her . |
| 17 | It had all trees on it and looked as if it had been made for picnics . |
| 18 | He took to the Cobra position as if it had been designed for him . |
| 19 | He seemed eager to talk , as if he had been searching for a listener for some time . |
| 20 | If he had been working for three days and three nights then it was in the suit he was wearing now , and his shoes had mud on them , and Erlich did n't think Ruane would be impressed . |
| 21 | If he had been briefed for a mission in which he did not participate , he would then have been kept incommunicado until he did finally leave . |
| 22 | He looked as if he had been waiting for some time . |